Spinning-top.



G. PRENDERGAST.

SPINNING TOP.

APPLIOATION FILED PB ZA, 1912. EENEWESD 11111111111 s.

GERGE l?. PRENERGAST, 0F BUFFALO, NEW

SPINNING-TOP.

Losanna.

Application filed April 24, 1912, Serial No. 652770;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Tatented Mar. id, 19M. Renewed June 30, 1913. Serial No. 776,707.

To all uf/lam 'it muy concern Be it known that l, GEORGE F. PRENDER-ons'r, a citizen ot the Unitel States, residing at Bu;tl"alo, in thecounty of Erie and Ccitate ot New York, have invented certain new anduseful improvements in Spinninglops, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to spinning it has for its primary object theprovision of a top comprising two spinning members, one or" which ,isretained on or within the other and adapted to be forcibly removed whenthe top is driven into contact with the ground, the spinning memberforcibly removed being propelled a considerable distance in the air andcaused to spin so that when it gravitates it will strike the ground withits peg and both spinning members will spin at the same time.

ii further object oit my invention is the provision oit a top having twospinning members, one provided with a movable peg and with a cavity andthe other provided with a rigid peg and adapted to tit into the cavityet' the first-mentioned member, said movable pcg being driven into itsmember to :forcibly project the member having the rigid aeg.

lilith these and other objects in view to be hereinafter described, theinvention consists in the novel features ot construction and in thearrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter described andparticularly pointed out in the subjoined claims.

ln the drauf'inga-lligure l is a side elevation ot' a top embodying myinvention. ll 2 is a central vertical section of the top. llig. 8 is across-section takenon line ii-3, Fig. Q.

Referring new to the drawings in detail .like numerals of referencerefer 'to like parts in the several figures.

rllhe reference numeral l designates the top considered as a whole,which comprises two spinning parts or members 2, 3, the spinning member2 having a cavity 1i in its upper end, :from the lower end of whichentends a bore 5 which opens at the apex, as at 6. Said bere is reducedin diameter at its upper end, as at 7, to provide a shoulder S and inlower end is threaded or otherwise securely fastened a sleeve or ierrule9 having a bore corresponding in diam` eter to that of the top at 7.Arranged slidably within the bore of the top and that of the sleeve orerrule 9 is a peg 10 having a tops, and i collar or other projection 11,said collar or projection being adapted for movement within the largeportion. oit the bore 5 bctween the inner end of the sleeve or iferrule9 and the shoulder 8, said shoulder and sleeve acting as stops to limitthe movement in opposite directions et said peg. The peg has freesliding movement within the bore of member 2 and the sleeve 9 and isnormally extended through the apex et' the top with the collar l() incontact with the ierrule or sleeve 9.

rlhe spinning member 2 is preferably constructed -trom wood and thecavity therein is shaped to receive the spinning member 3 and retain thesame in place by irictional contact. The spinning' member 3 ispreferably constructed oi Celluloid or other light material and may behollow, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, the usual methods for .manufacturinghollow Celluloid articles being employed for this purpose. Member 3 hasa rigid peg l2 secured thereto in any suit- Iable manner and when saidmember is placed in position within its receiving cavity, the rigid peg12 is in direct line with the slidable peg l0. liVhen the spinningmember 3 is placed within member 2 it projects slightly above the upperedge oi' the latter so that the top is given an appearance resemblingthe standard top so generally in use. rl`he operation of spinning thesame is like that ot the ordinary top, it being simply necessary to windthe string around member 2 in the usual manner and when propelling thetop to the ground, the slidable peg is forced into the top by quick andpowerful action caused by its impact with the ground so that the innerend thereof is brought violently against the fixed peg oi' member 3,thus causing the latter to be projected into the air a considerabledistance while spinning. ritter the force imparted to member 3 to propelit upwardly has been expended, said member gravitates to the ground,striking the same with its peg and spinning until the whirling forceapplied to it has been eX- hausted. This top therefore has two spinningmembers, both of which are caused to spin upon the ground by a singleunwinding of the spinning string. If desired, member 3 may be caughtupon a paddle or the hand while gravitating and be retained in positionon the paddle or hand while spinning.

llVhile I have shown the member 3 con- Cir structed ot' Celluloid orother liOht material I it may, Aiowever, be constructed of wood or othermaterial and need not neceesarily be made hollow, although l have foundby experience that if constructed light and made hollow it may bepropelled into the air a greater distance than ir" made solid and ofheavy material.

Member 2 may be referred to as the main top and member' 3 may be termedan auxiliary top, and while the construction shown and described is nowconsidered the preferred, minor changes in construction may be resortedto without departing from the spirit ot my invention or sacriiicing anyot the aovantages thereof.

Having thus described I claim is,-

l. ln combination in a top, two top members, one carrying the other andhaving a movable element adapted to project said other upwardly when thetop is brought in Contact with the ground.

2. fr spinning top comprising a main top having a movable peg and anauxiliary top carried by said main top and adapted to be driven into theair by the movable peg of said main top.

3. A spinning top comprising a main top having a cavity in its upper endand a slidable peg normally projected and adapted to my invention7 whatbe moved into the main top when brought in contact with the ground, anauxiliary top held within the cavity of said main top and having its pegin line with the slidable peg of said main top and adapted to beforcibly engaged by said slida-ble peg to cause the auxiliary top to bedriven from its cavity while spinning said main top.

t. A spinning top comprising a main top having a Cavity in its upper endand a shouldered bore extending downwardly from said cavity, a errulefitting into said bore from the apex of the top, a peg slidable in saiderrule and bore and having a collar adapted to engage the shoulder ofsaid bore and the inner end of said errule in its opposite movements,and an auxiliary top held in said cavity by irictional contact andhaving a ixed peg adapted to be engaged by the inner end of saidslidable peg when the top is propelled to the ground so as to projectJdie auxiliary top from its cavity while both pegs are spinning.

In testimony whereof, l have atlixed my signature in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

GEORGE F. PRENDERGST.

Witnesses I ELIZABETH l-lnrurz, EMIL Nieul-raar.

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